If you feel the need for speed, mark your calendar now for the 25th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow slated for Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1 at Ellington Airport. In celebration of the Airshow’s 25th anniversary, and returning for the first time since 1998, the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, The Blue Angels, will take to the sky, demonstrating their exact precision at record-breaking speeds. The world-class team will perform amazing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned, six-jet Delta Formation.

The 2009 Wings Over Houston Airshow will also feature amazing aerobatic performances by Mike Goulian and the only P-51 Mustang flight demonstration team, The Horsemen, which are sponsored by airshowbuzz.com. Audiences will be in awe watching Houstonian wing walker Theresa Stokes as she climbs about the wings of the ShowCat, piloted by aviation legend Gene Soucy also a Houstonian. The Airshow also features the popular Tora! Tora! Tora! World War II air power reenactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Korea-Vietnam Demo and other famous battles as well as military demonstrations of the C-47 and C-17 Cargo Heritage flight, Air Force Heritage Flight, Navy Legacy Flight, Apache AH64 and much, much more. “For a quarter-century, Wings Over Houston Airshow has provided show-stopping performances that have delighted fans of all ages, and we look forward to another wonderful 25 years,” said Bill Roach, executive director of Wings Over Houston Airshow. “This momentous occasion along with the continual mission of providing scholarships for aviation education and helping preserve aviation history would not be possible without the support from our loyal volunteers, sponsors, management and tenants at Ellington Airport.”

Wings Over Houston 2009. Join us on Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1 and Ellington Field.

Other highlights include a B-1 Bomber fly-by, “Legends & Heroes Autograph Tent” and 6th Cavalry Historical Association Military vehicle display.

Ticket Information

Tickets for the 2009 Wings Over Houston Airshow are now available. Advance tickets are $15 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 through 11 and free for children 5 and under. Reserved “Prime-View” seats at the “50-yard-line” are $40 and include reserved parking and an event program. Eagle Squadron Hospitality tickets are $125 and include reserved seating, catered food and beverages throughout the day, reserved parking and a souvenir cap, program and poster. Tickets can be purchased by calling 888-4-FLYSHOW or by visiting www.wingsoverhouston.com.

Parking at Ellington Airport is limited so riding bus transportation is highly recommended. Bus shuttles will run from METRO lots at Bay Area Park and Ride (801 Bay Area Blvd.) and Fuqua Park and Ride (11755 Sabo Road). Shuttles run from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m., with the last shuttle inbound to Ellington Airport departing at 2:30 p.m. Roundtrip fare is $4 for adults, $2 for children ages 5 through 11 and free for children 4 and under.

2009 Wings Over Houston Airshow sponsors include Kroger, Houston Airport System, 89.3 KSBJ, Silver Eagle Distributors, KPRC Local 2, Chevron Global Aviation and the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau as well as the Cities of Nassau Bay, League City, Webster and Seabrook. About Wings Over Houston Airshow Wings Over Houston Airshow is a non-profit 501(c)(3) community event produced by a volunteer effort of the Gulf Coast Wing and West Houston Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force, with support from the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston. The Airshow is dedicated to showcasing vintage World War II aircraft, along with the thrills of modern aviation. One of the top air shows in the United States in its category, the Ron Carter Wings Over Houston Airshow attracts more than 70,000 festival goers throughout Houston as well as from around the globe. The 2009 Airshow benefits the Wings Over Houston Airshow Scholarship Program, Aviation Career Education Academy, Exchange Club of Sugar Land, Westchase Rotary Club and the Commemorative Air Force aircraft restoration and flying historical programs, in addition to numerous other nonprofit organizations.

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